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The interior lighting inside the
pyramid’s tight opening is dim and sparse, but at least it is operational. It’s
a straight shot down a rectangular tunnel so narrow and cramped that we are
forced to crouch while maintaining our balance on the steep, thirty-five-degree
downward decent. We hold to banisters mounted to the stone walls with our free
hands while lugging the equipment with the others. Attached to the floor are
wood boards that act as ladder rungs to keep us from sliding down into the
tombs on our backsides.
Keeping a close watch on our tail
are the two guards. I never counted on them entering into the pyramid along
with us, and I know the others didn’t either. If the rest of my team is
thinking like me, they know that sooner or later, the guards will have to be
